Otogi Juushi Akazukin 2

  
  

Akazukin's explanation is just as it was in the fairy tale Souta's mom told him. Ringo points out that it seems pretty dangerous for Souta to be walking around town if someone's after him as Akazukin said. Val-sama's impressed by her smarts, and so is Akazukin -- can't judge people based on how they look. She's smarter than you two who didn't realize that it's dangerous, that's for sure (^^;;)

A couple of girls come up to Val-sama, finding him very cute, and start asking him to do tricks, and soon a crowd forms around him. Very popular with the girls :) Val-sama isn't too happy though, rather annoyed. He's had enough of it when a girl touches his tail -- he stands up on two legs and puts his paws on the girl's chest, then tells her never to touch a wolf's tail ever again.. and pretends to be a dog once it's too late. He ends up on TV as the talking dog... Nice going, Val-sama (^^;;)

Hansel's in town too and sees Val-sama on the TV. Seems he's got another nightmarian to go after them... and unfortunately for Hansel, he didn't get any oden since the vending machine is broken. Oh well ;)

As Souta, Ringo, Akazukin, and Val-sama walk home the guy Hansel was talking with shows up. Akazukin's bought all the kinds of treats he likes. Akazukin tells him to buy some himself. Unfortunately, that shop is closed now... oi, not the kind of conversation to be carrying on before a battle (^^;;)

The guy transforms into a nightmarian and attacks. After the usual advertising, Akazukin throws the box with her sweets up in the air, slices it in two, then she and Val-sama eat what's inside in one gulp. No time to be eating, guys (^^;;) Another nightmarian joins the attack, but blue snow starts falling... it's Shirayuki-hime, another one of the Three Musketeers. She's apparently the type that likes to dress up, and loves the clothes in Erde. She can't buy stuff with Erde money, though... but Ringo'll buy it for her, Akazukin says. With that settled, it's time to get rid of the monsters, who were nice enough to wait until they were finished talking (^^;;) After some more advertising, Shirayuki-hime uses a spell to freeze the nightmarians, then another to build a bridge up so Akazukin, riding Val-sama, can finish them off, and that's the end of them.

Shirayuki-hime's going to be staying with Souta now. Ringo's not happy that Souta's harem is growing yet another odd person is staying with Souta. Shirayuki-hime, cuddling up to Souta, says her job is to protect Souta so she can't leave him. Akazukin gets close to him as well... Akazukin then says she's hungry, then.. Ringo's had enough of it.

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KNEG? Really, it's too early in the morning to be showing a harem show. Souta, you lucky guy ;) Anyways, a really fun episode with plenty of laughs to be had, even during the not very tense battle. The bad guys need to be a bit badder and not wait on people to finish conversations ;) I thought Val-sama would be a bit more serious, but it turns out that he's just as much an idiot as Akazukin, maybe even moreso. That "umeeeeee!" bit, then him getting mad at the girl for touching his tail were hilarious. He and Akazukin make a great comedy duo :) Hansel was pretty funny, too, seemingly pretty disappointed that that oden vending machine was broken.

So we've got two of the Three Musketeers together with Shirayuki-hime showing up this time -- she really does make me think of Pepper from A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, though I still like Akazukin and Ringo more than her. Wonder when Ibara-hime will show up and Souta's harem will grow again...

Next time, Hansel's sister, Gretel's going to show up as a mysterious transfer student? (Haruhi would love it). She looks pretty cute, but we'll have to see what kind of character she turns out to be.. probably a brother-con, right? ;)